The European Commission has announced the publication of its fifth Brexit Preparedness Communication. --- 'No-deal' Brexit: European Commission takes stock of preparations ahead of the June European Council (Article 50) Ahead of the June European Council (Article 50), the European Commission has today taken stock – in its fifth Brexit Preparedness Communication – of the European Union's Brexit preparedness and contingency measures, particularly in light of the decision taken on 11 April by the European Council (Article 50), at the request of and in agreement with the United Kingdom, to extend the Article 50 period to 31 October 2019. In...